Student-Athletes Honored At Academic Banquet
Given to sophomores, juniors and seniors who have earned a 3.5 or better cumulative GPA
Dr. Steve Ballard, ECU Chancellor
April 17, 2009
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East Carolina University celebrated the academic accomplishments of its student-athletes at the Sixth Annual Academic Excellence Awards banquet, held on the club level of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Monday evening.
The Academic Excellence Award is given to sophomores, juniors and seniors who have earned a 3.5 or better cumulative grade point average. Each student-athlete who achieved this goal was honored based on his or her classification at the end of the previous fall semester. A total of 58 student-athletes have maintained a 3.5 GPA, including eight with a perfect with 4.0
Student-athletes were asked to invite those faculty members who they deemed influential in their academic endeavors. Other guests included University Athletics Committee members, coaches and other athletic administrators. Chancellor Dr. Steve Ballard and Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. David Dosser presented the awards to each honoree.
2009 Academic Excellence Awards List
Name
Sport
Year
Major
Aona, Cristen
Softball
Junior
Health Education and Promotion
Avchen, Jared
Baseball
Junior
Business Administration
Bibee, Sarah
Softball
Senior
Health Fitness Specialist
Billings, Kristen
Women's Golf
Junior
Biology
Boerio, Nicolas
Men's Cross Country
Senior
Health Fitness Specialist
Bools, Abby
Women's Golf
Junior
History
Briese, Blake
Men's Swimming
Junior
Finance
Briggs, Nicole
Women's Cross Country
Junior
Health Fitness Specialist
Bright, Tara
Women's Track
Sophomore
Communication
Brizendine, Tripp
Men's Golf
Junior
Economics
Christian, Andrew
Men's Swimming
Sophomore
Business Administration
Connor, Taylor
Women's Track
Sophomore
Elementary Education
Cook, Jessica
Women's Tennis
Sophomore
Nursing
Delorenzo, Lisa
Women's Cross Country
Sophomore
Elementary Education
Dornan, Casey
Cheerleading
Sophomore
Political Science & Sociology
Estes, Colleen
Women's Golf
Sophomore
Health Fitness Specialist
Gay, Kimberly
Women's Basketball
Sophomore
Finance
Gilmore, Kylie
Volleyball
Junior
Business Administration
Hinrichs, Emily
Dance
Sophomore
Elementary Education
Horne, Meghan
Women's Track
Junior
Marketing
Horvath, Jaroslav
Men's Tennis
Sophomore
Economics
Iyengar, Sheelah
Women's Tennis
Junior
Biology
Johnson, Jessica
Softball
Senior
Merchandising
Keller, Madison
Soccer
Senior
Biology
Kirkley, Sarah
Soccer
Junior
Hospitality Management
Koop, Katie
Volleyball
Junior
Business Administration
Kurowicki, Jennifer
Soccer
Junior
Exercise Physiology
Leandersson, Markus
Men's Golf
Senior
Finance
Lee, Ashleigh
Women's Track
Sophomore
Management
Lichtner, Samantha
Women's Cross Country
Junior
Exercise Physiology
McDougal, Stephanie
Women's Track
Sophomore
Exercise Physiology
McNair, Brittany
Dance
Junior
Dance
Mehaffey, Hunter
Men's Swimming
Junior
Biology
Moore, Nicole
Soccer
Senior
Exercise Physiology
Newby, Jarrett
Men's Cross Country
Senior
Exercise Physiology
Oakley, Bryan
Men's Tennis
Junior
Finance
Perez, Ashley
Cheerleading
Sophomore
Nursing
Prast, Katie
Volleyball
Junior
English Education
Przestrzelski, Nathan
Football
Junior
Sports Studies
Roche, Betsy
Women's Swimming
Senior
Health Education and Promotion
Roper, Britney
Volleyball
Sophomore
Communication
Russo, Savanna
Soccer
Senior
Marketing
Sandke, Caylin
Soccer
Junior
Economics
Sargent, Greyson
Men's Basketball
Junior
Marketing
Schieber, Drew
Baseball
Senior
Exercise Physiology
Smith, William
Football
Sophomore
Finance
Sterling, Matthew
Men's Golf
Junior
Finance
Stoker, Andrew
Men's Swimming
Sophomore
Business Administration
Straub, Warren
Men's Golf
Sophomore
Business Administration
Sumner, Charina
Softball
Junior
Health Education and Promotion
Swain, Kelly
Women's Swimming
Senior
Exercise Physiology
Thorsen, Andre
Men's Golf
Senior
Finance
Tom, Kaui
Softball
Junior
Health Education and Promotion
Towery, William
Football
Sophomore
Finance
Turner, Stephanie
Volleyball
Junior
Health Fitness Specialist
Underhill, Shelly
Dance
Junior
Elementary Education
Van Loon, Scarlet
Soccer
Sophomore
Communication
Wall, Brittiney
Dance
Junior
Communication
Walter, Brooke
Women's Tennis
Junior
English
Welch, Kristen
Cheerleading
Sophomore
Psychology
Whitwell, Stephen
Men's Tennis
Junior
Finance
Woodson, Kimberly
Women's Track
Sophomore
Psychology
Writtenberry, Kate
Cheerleading
Junior
Nursing